WB wants PR to do more in freight business

Published October 29, 2004

LAHORE, Oct 28: The World Bank is not satisfied with the Pakistan Railways freight business. Talking to the PR general manager here on Thursday, World Bank's Daleel Essa Quli said the PR performance in freight business was not satisfactory and needed to be looked into.

He said a WB delegation would meet the railway officials next month and would discuss freight related businesses with them and propose measures to improve this sector.

The general manager (freight) briefed him on the PR performance since 1999.

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